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Social Studies Resources

General Web Resources

• CARC Infusion Site
• Infusing Technology into the New Social Studies Program of Studies
       Website resource page
• Video Space (Learn Alberta)
       An authorized username and password is needed to access these resources.
• If I Had Only Known!
  

Teacher Resources

• Social Studies Program of Studies
• Online Guide to Implementation
• Focus on Inquiry
• Authorized Resources Data Base
• Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Alberta Authorized Resource List and Annotated Bibliography
• Social Studies 10-1 and 10-2 Alberta Authorized Resource List and Annotated Bibliography
• Critical Thinking Consortium
• Classroom Assessment Toolkit
• Alberta Assessment Consortium
• Effective Student Assessment and Evaluation in the Classroom Knowledge and Skills and Attributes Alberta Education (2006)
• ATA Social Studies Website
• Literature Connections for Kindergarten
• Literature Connections for Grade 1
• Literature Connections for Grade 2
• Literature Connections for Grade 3
• Literature Connections for Grade 4
• Literature Connections for Grade 7
• Literature Connections for Canadian Symbols and Identity
• Literature Connections for Historical Thinking
• Literature Connections for Geographical Thinking
• Our Words, Our Ways: Teaching First Nations, Métic and Inuit Learners
• Heart of the Matter: Character and Citizenship Education in Alberta Schools
• Year 3 (2007-2008) Social Studies Final Report
• Year 4 (2008-2009) Social Studies Plan
• Year 4 (2008-2009) Social Studies FInal Report
• Year 5 (2009-2010)  Social Studies Plan

Professional Resources

• An Administrator's Toolkit
       Supporting Teachers in Social Studies Implementation
   
• Aboriginal Perspectives Literature Review
  

Books

1. Aboriginal Perspectives: Aboriginal Studies 10
   Duvall Publishing ©2004
   ISBN#: 1-55220-603-3
2. Alberta's Francophones
   Nathalie Kermoal: Les Éditions GID ©2005
   ISBN#: 2-922-668-90-8
3. A Short History of Myth
   Karen Armstrong ©2005
   ISBN#: 1-841-9580 0-X
4. Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw
   Will Ferguson ©2005
   ISBN#: 067-698-644-1
5. Blackfoot Ways of Knowing
   Betty Bastien. Canada Council for the Arts ©2005
   ISBN#: 1-55238-109-9
6. Challenges and Prospects for Canadian Social Studies
   Edited by Alan Sears and Ian Wright. Pacific Educational Press, UBC ©2004
   ISBN#: 1-895766-72-9
7. Critical Challenges: for Primary Students ©1996
   Critical Challenges: I Can Make a Difference ©2002
   Critical Challenges: Rights/Roles/Responsibilities at School ©2003
   The Critical Thinking Cooperative TC2
   www.tc2.ca Rich Thinking Resources
8. Focus on Inquiry: A Teacher's Guide to Implementing Inquiry-based Learning
   Alberta Learning ©2004 (available through the LRC or as a PDF file)
   http://www.lrc.education.gov.ab.ca
9. If This is Your Land, Where are Your Stories? Finding Common Ground
   Chamberlain, J Edward. Alfred A. Knopf ©2003
   ISBN#: 0-676-97491-0 (available at Chapter's)
10. Me to We: Turning Self-Help on Its Head
    Craig Kielburger & Mark Kielburger. John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
    ISBN#: 0-470-83510-9
11. Nitsitapiisinni: The Story of the Blackfoot People
    Blackfoot Gallery Committee. Key Porter Books (available at Glenbow Museum Store)
    ISBN#: 1-555263-363-2
12. People and Cultural Change: Aboriginal Studies 20
    Duvall Publishing ©2004
    ISBN#: 1-55220-604-1 (LRC listing)
13. Social Studies through Literature: A Teaching Resource for the Early Grades
    Amy von Heyking and Janet McConaghy. Scholastic ©2001
    (Available through the LRC and Scholastic: 1-800-268-3848)
14. Take Action! A Guide to Active Citizenship
    Craig Kielburger & Mark Kielburger. Gage Learning ©2002
    (Available through Kids Can Free the Children)
    ISBN#: 0-7715-8031-2
15. Take More Action
    Craig Kielburger & Mark Kielburger. Thomson Nelson ©2004
    ISBN#: 0-7715-8035-5
16. Teaching about Historical Thinking
    Mike Denos & Roland Case. ©2006
    ISBN#: 0-86491-282-2
17. Teaching with Dear Canada (good resource for Grades 4 & 5 teachers)
    Amy von Heyking Scholastic Professional Books ©2002
    ISBN#: 0-7791-1385-3
18. The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World
    John Ralston Saul. Viking Canada ©2005
    ISBN#: 0-14-305013-3
19. The Lexus and the Olive Tree
    Thomas L. Friedman. Anchor Books ©2000
    ISBN#: 0-385-49934-5
20. The Spirit of Canada: Canada's Story in Legends, Fiction, Poems and Songs
    Barbara Hehner, Editor. Stoddart Kids ©1999
    (Available at Fort Calgary Gift Shop, Glenbow Museum Store, Chapter's)
    ISBN#: 1-894141-14-7
21. The Truth About Stories
    Thomas King. Massey Lecture Series CBC Radio (available at Chapter's)
    ISBN#: 0-88784-696-3
22. Writing Off the Rural West: Globalization, Governments, and the Transformation of Rural Communities
    Roger Epp & Dave Whitson (eds.). The University of Alberta Press ©2001
    ISBN#: 0-88864-378-0
23. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
    Charles C. Mann ©2005
    ISBN#: 1-40000-3205-9

Conferences

 

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